[HTML][HTML] No time to lift? Designing time-efficient training programs for strength and hypertrophy: a narrative review

VM Iversen, M Norum, BJ Schoenfeld, MS Fimland - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Lack of time is among the more commonly reported barriers for abstention from exercise
programs. The aim of this review was to determine how strength training can be most …

Training for muscular strength: Methods for monitoring and adjusting training intensity

TJ Suchomel, S Nimphius, CR Bellon, WG Hornsby… - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Linear loading, the two-for-two rule, percent of one repetition maximum (1RM), RM zones,
rate of perceived exertion (RPE), repetitions in reserve, set-repetition best, autoregulatory …

Resistance training recommendations to maximize muscle hypertrophy in an athletic population: Position stand of the IUSCA

B Schoenfeld, J Fisher, J Grgic, C Haun… - … Journal of Strength …, 2021 - journal.iusca.org
Hypertrophy can be operationally defined as an increase in the axial cross-sectional area of
a muscle fiber or whole muscle, and is due to increases in the size of pre-existing muscle …

Strength and power training in rehabilitation: underpinning principles and practical strategies to return athletes to high performance

L Maestroni, P Read, C Bishop, A Turner - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Injuries have a detrimental impact on team and individual athletic performance. Deficits in
maximal strength, rate of force development (RFD), and reactive strength are commonly …

Effects of range of motion on muscle development during resistance training interventions: A systematic review

BJ Schoenfeld, J Grgic - SAGE open medicine, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature as to the effects of
performing exercise with a full versus partial range of motion (ROM) during dynamic …

Effectiveness of isometric exercise in the management of tendinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials

C Clifford, D Challoumas, L Paul… - BMJ open sport & …, 2020 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
Objective To systematically review and critically appraise the literature on the effectiveness
of isometric exercise in comparison with other treatment strategies or no treatment in …

Effects of a high-volume static stretching programme on plantar-flexor muscle strength and architecture

K Yahata, A Konrad, S Sato, R Kiyono… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Static stretching (SS) is performed in various settings, but there is no consensus
about the effects of SS programmes on changes in muscle morphofunction. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Functional relevance of resistance training-induced neuroplasticity in health and disease

T Hortobágyi, U Granacher… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Repetitive, monotonic, and effortful voluntary muscle contractions performed for just a few
weeks, ie, resistance training, can substantially increase maximal voluntary force in the …

Longing for a longitudinal proxy: Acutely measured surface EMG amplitude is not a validated predictor of muscle hypertrophy

AD Vigotsky, I Halperin, GS Trajano, TM Vieira - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Surface electromyography amplitudes are commonly measured in acute sports and exercise
science studies to make inferences about muscular strength, performance, and hypertrophic …

Appropriate reporting of exercise variables in resistance training protocols: much more than load and number of repetitions

G Coratella - Sports Medicine-Open, 2022 - Springer
Manipulating resistance training variables is crucial to plan the induced stimuli correctly.
When reporting the exercise variables in resistance training protocols, sports scientists and …